1948 Winter Olympics

The V Olympic Winter Games were held in St. Moritz, Switzerland and opened on January 30, 1948. St. Moritz was also the site of the 1928 Winter Olympics.

These Games were the first in twelve years, as none were held during World War II.

Highlights

*A North American sweep in figure skating:
**Barbara Ann Scott became the first Canadian to win the figure skating gold medal.
**Dick Button became the first American to win a figure skating title for the United States, and also became the first figure skater to perform a double axel during an Olympic figure skating event.
*Winter pentathlon was held as a demonstration sport.

Medals awarded

Medal winners

* Alpine skiing
* Bobsleigh
* Figure skating
* Ice hockey
* Nordic skiing
* Speed skating
* Tobogganing (skeleton)

Medal count

Top medal-collecting nations:

(Host nation in bold.)

1948 Winter Olympics medal count
Pos.	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Norway	4	3	3	10
1	Sweden	4	3	3	10
3	Switzerland	3	4	3	10
4	United States	3	4	2	9
5	France	2	1	2	5
6	Canada	2	0	1	3
7	Austria	1	3	4	8
8	Finland	1	3	2	6
9	Belgium	1	1	0	2
10	Italy	0	1	0	1